Rail-joint



J. SEDIQAK.

RAIL JOINT.

APRLlcMxoN FILED MAR. 14, 1919.

Patented July 20, 1920. 19H29 l @woe/woz Wi Znes se s John Sedla ,P .Li'relv'rA OFFICE.

JHN SEDLAK, OF FAIRCHANCE, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1920.

Application filed March 14, 19.19. Serial No. 282,535.

To all ywhom t may] concern Be it known that I, JOHN SEDLAK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairchance, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in means for connecting the meeting ends of two railway rails.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple means whereby two rails may be effectively connected so that the same are held against vertical or lateral movement, but permitted a limited longitudinal movement necessary for the expansion and contraction of the rails.

Other objects and advantages will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the improvement.

'Fig 2 is a topv plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the connecting member detached from the rail.

rlhe rails 16-16 are of the ordinary construction, but the same adjacent to their ends have their base flanges upon their opposite sides provided with elongated slots 17. A metallic member comprising a flat body 18 is arranged upon the under face at the ends of each of the rails. The flat body is of a width approximately equaling one-half the width of the base of the rails, but the said body has on what may be termed its inner end a lateral extension which is indicated by the numeral 21. This extension has its end provided with an angle flange 22 that lies against the outer face of the base flange of the rail. The opposite'edge of the body is also arranged at an inward inclination, this flange being indicated by the numeral 23, the same overlying the opposite upper face of the base iiange of the rail. The flange is formed with an extension in the nature of atongue 24 and the'tongue is provided with a downturned lug 25, which is designed to enter the slot of the co-acting rail. The body, the lateral extension and the flanges are secured to the rail in any desired or preferred manticned,

ner, the spikes 2G which enter the ties 27 serving as additional means for holding the device to the rails.

The base plate 18 is arranged over the base flange of one of the rails the flanges 22 and 23 yielding topermit of the device receiving the said base flanges. The end of the device is brought to aline with the rail ends so that the tongue 211 will project beyond the end of the said rail. The inner lug 25, which is provided upon the under face of the iiange 23 will engage in the slot of the rail on which the device is posiand both of the flanges 22 and 23 will spring over the base fianges of the rail and engage with the said iianges. Of course, one of themembers is arranged on each of the rails, and in connecting the rails the ends thereof may be moved laterally so that the outer lugs 25 will be received in the remaining slots of the respective rails. lhen the rails are thus associated the outer end of the base 18 of the respective body plates will contact with the laterally extending portions 21, and the confronting inner edges of the body plates 18 will be in contacting engagement. Thereafter the spikes 26 are inserted in the tie so that the heads thereof will overlie the tongues 24e and the portions of the flanges 23 that are provided with the inner lugs 25 It is thought, from the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings, the simplicity of the construction and the advantages thereof will be readily apparent without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In combination with the meeting ends of two railway rails having'their base flanges on one side of their webs provided with spaced slots, and a tie on which the rail ends rest; of a joint plate for each of the rails, including a base member which is arranged upon the under face of the respective rails and which is of a width approximately equaling one half the width of the base flange of the rail, said body plate having on its inner end a lateral extension that terminates in an overlying flange that rests on the base flange of the rail, said plate having its opposite edge also formed with an overlying flange to engage with the base flange of the rail, said flange having lug to be received in the slot al depending flange of the rail and being of the base yfurther provided With an extension provid-V ing a tongue that has on its inner face a downwardly extending lug designed to be spikes entering the -tie and having J@heir heads vcontacting With'the tongues, and the overlying flanges on, Which said tongues are 10 formed.

'In'testimony whereof I aEX my signature JOHN sEDLAK. 

